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Just curious if anybody else here competes or trains ?

Also wondering what are your guys favorite apparatuses and why?

Used to be a gymnast. Really want to get back into it.

LOVED the rings. They were really easy for me and I caught on quick.
The Pomell horse was fun too though difficult.

It's hard to get back into it but not impossible.

I left at age 12 and went back into it at age 16.

It was hard as hell to get back to my old level but I did it.

You should give it a try!

I have always LOVED gymnastics. Even as a little boy I was doing kart wheels and flips in the back yard for hours. I was more of a tumbler in my gymnastics days...still do love flipping and showing off. More recently, I have coached gymnastics for a while. I don't think people have any clue what a difficult sport it is, and how demanding it is on your body.

Haha yea I had been in recovery from a back injury for a year and a half now ... funny thing is I didn't feel it but it actually made my spin start to curve to the right ... I actually just finished my recovery a month ago! Waiting a bit till I get back to the gym! Its not smart to rush back to what I was doing (5 days of all around gymnastics, 3 days of workouts at gold's gym and 1 spin class every week)

Wished i was a gymnast. I always admired the way their bodies developed, not too bulky, not too lean, well proportioned. And flexible!

I was a gymnast, but not anymore. Too many injuries for me, and have started on my surgeries lol.

i was a gymnast for several years before transitioning into dance and yoga. my favorite events were floor and vault. i was okay at pommel horse and parallel bars. my two worst were high bar and rings - i was always very short, and being up so high was scary to me. they set everything at either a standardized height, or adjusted for the tall guys, and that's why i felt uncomfortable on all the apparati. i liked vault and floor because i could use the space around me in a way that fit my stature.

Just a casual fan, but always marvel at it. I just feel it is among the most challenging sports and yet among the ones with least recognition.

The bodies the sport produces remind me of Greek athletes. I could watch them all day.

I enjoy all aparatus, but I think my favorite is the rings.

I compete still (even though my body wishes otherwise) for the University of Minnesota. Go Gophers.

Reich160 saidI compete still (even though my body wishes otherwise) for the University of Minnesota. Go Gophers.

You need to post more gymnastics pics, Reich.

Here is a video, you can also look on gophersports.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWcgDk42WgM

there are some other videos on my profile. Other than that, I don't really have a lot pictures of myself

Reich! Great job on the video. You look great!

Here's a live link to that video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWcgDk42WgM

And embedded:



Reich160> I don't really have a lot pictures of myself

I've got some from the Big-10 championship meet in Ann Arbor last spring.
Wonder if you're in any of them.

(Sigh, I'm good at taking pictures, but not so good at organizing them.)

I'm a diver (duh) and I started gymnastics when my NCAA eligibility ran out. Nothing too serious, but I spend a lot of time on the rod floor and the tramp (naturally lol). Just started trying standing back full

I still teach and practice gymnastics, along with various circus events. I'm actually also recovering from a hip and sciatic nerve injury. Ouchie...

I'm certainly not at my age...but my 16 yr. son is a competitive gymnast and wants to pursue it in college...it's an awesome sport though scarry as hell from a parental standpoint to watch!

its a sport i always wanted to do i took a week long camp when i was in the 4th grade but that was it i think id be better if i had done it